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Hans Family Estate Marlborough

'Sur Lie' Sauvignon Blanc, 2018

750ml
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$48
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Varietal Composition: Sauvignon Blanc (90%), Semillion (10%)
RS: 1.0 g/l
Cellaring Potential: 5 - 8 years
ABV: 14.00%

Description

A refined, refreshing and cumbersome palate, beautifully lifted aromatics with a dance of dried flowers, light white peach, and a touch of exotic fruits. The dry and full-bodied palate evolves into uplifting citrus notes, leaving a refreshing but weighted mouth with great vigor and persistence from start to finish.

A harmonious expression of Sauvignon Blanc, reminiscent of a truly mouth-watering graves with class and composure.

This wine is vegan-friendly.
Such purity in the fruit allowed for an extended cold maceration to extract the wonderful flavors. After gentle pressing the must was transferred into 500 lt French oak puncheons (30% new) where the wild yeast fermentation naturally started.

The wine was then left on the lees with regular stirring to provide silkiness, complexity and depth and had time to mature over 15 months before we bottled this nectar.

This wine is not cold stabilized and is unfined with only light filtration to retain the beautiful aromas with a low sulfur addition. Natural sediments may show but do not impact on the high quality of this natural wine. 

Winemaker: Hans Herzog
Hans Herzog Estate - Hans Family Estate is one of New Zealand’s most treasured, truly artisan wineries, and Hans Herzog one of its most respected winemakers with more than 40 vintages of winegrowing under his belt.  

Settled in 1994 in the heart of Marlborough within the most beautiful Mediterranean gardens, Herzog’s offers casual luxury and indulgence for wine and food lovers.

Hans Herzog has recently taken a more sustainable approach to their packaging and has removed the capsules from their bottles. As organic producers, they felt a little bit hypocritical using tin capsules, therefore made the decision to have them removed.

* Prior vintage described.

Flavor Profiles

citrus

Citrus

peaches

Peaches

elderflower

Elderflower

pineapple

Pineapple

In the cellar

About the Winery

Location

Marlborough, New Zealand

Marlborough, New Zealand

A combination of a cool yet high sunshine climate, low rainfall, and free-draining, moderately fertile soil produces uniquely vivid wines. Marlborough put New Zealand on the international wine stage with its exquisite Sauvignon Blanc in the 1980s. Over 20,000ha of vines (around 2/3 of the national total) are under the care of local wine producers, making it the country's largest wine region. Marlborough wineries offer a huge range of varieties, from exquisite Pinot Noir to intense Chardonnay, and vivacious aromatics. Shop Marlborough wines online for a taste of New Zealand like no other.